ArcWatch: GIS News, Views, and Insights

Accidents happen, with more than six million crashes occurring annually on roads in the United States. But what if a web app could show you, on a map, where and when the current traffic crash risk is high in your community? Would you change the route you take or be more cautious? That web app is a reality for Indiana residents, who can visit the Daily Crash Prediction Map to find out the accident risk on roads throughout the state for the current day. Read the article and explore the map.

The Daily Crash Prediction Map, an app developed for the Indiana State Police, shows where the risk of traffic accidents is high, medium, or low.

Learn to Fix Broken Data Links in an ArcGIS Pro Project
When you add a map, scene, or layer to your project in ArcGIS Pro, sometimes small red exclamation points (!) will appear. Never fear. It's easy to fix broken data links in an ArcGIS Pro project. Esri's Hannah Deindorfer shows you how to make the fixes.
Read the tip.

Pinellas County, Florida, uses ArcGIS in many ways, including to provide situational awareness during storms. When Hurricane Hermine struck in 2016, map apps were used to update road closures and monitor the location of downed trees. Watch the video.

The Geospatial Report

During the 2017 Esri Petroleum GIS Conference, Esri's Elvis Takow demonstrated how to use Insights for ArcGIS to explore and analyze drilling permit data for the Permian Basin. Watch the demonstration.

Brady Hustad, president of Argis Solutions, talks about the role augmented reality (AR) can play with your GIS data. "I'm loving that we are starting to embrace the better visualizations—the better ways of telling a story," he said.
Watch the video.

Tech Time

You can now visualize data in 3D as you plan and test what-if scenarios using GeoPlanner for ArcGIS. For example, you can now see how shadows are cast by buildings and extrude data by values other than height. You can also view key performance indicators (KPIs) in 3D. Read the blog. Learn more about GeoPlanner for ArcGIS.

Maps & More

This dashboard maps the average speed of traffic, live traffic cameras, and the location of accidents that caused injuries and deaths of pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists in New York City. View the map.

The Clemson Center for Geospatial Technologies created an innovative Esri Story Maps app of Clemson University, also known as Tigertown. The app includes a library book finder and maps of bus routes and places to eat. View the story map.

Esri staff present a technical session on how GIS fits into virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality. They also demonstrate the new ArcGIS 360 mobile VR app. The app was created to explore different urban planning designs. Watch the technical session.